Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

The sun rises from the east, and sets in the west - this is a well-established fact for the longest time, and this is due to ...

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

New research suggests that Mercury's crust is shifting and twisting in unexpected ways thanks to the force of the Sun.

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations ...

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a ...

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What ...

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.